Erica Wood
Mechanicsville,MD
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience in Labor and Delivery at Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital. Expert in fetal monitoring and clinical documentation, demonstrating strong critical thinking and leadership skills. Successfully managed high-risk obstetric cases, ensuring optimal maternal and neonatal outcomes through proactive patient assessment and effective team collaboration.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital
Clinton, MD
08.2009 - Current
- Assumed charge nurse responsibilities across three units, providing leadership, coordinating patient care, and managing staffing to ensure efficient, high-quality patient care.
- Monitored and assessed the condition of laboring patients, ensuring their safety and well-being through continuous observation and timely interventions, in collaboration with the healthcare team.
- Responded promptly to any life-threatening situations that may arise in the Labor and Delivery Unit.
- Monitored fetal status during labor and following delivery, assessing fetal heart rate patterns, and other indicators to ensure maternal and neonatal well-being.
- Assessed newborns immediately after birth for physical condition and breathing effort, and provided resuscitation measures as necessary.
- Assisted in the operating room by circulating and scrubbing for cesarean sections, ensuring a sterile environment, supporting the surgical team, and providing direct care to both the mother and baby.
- Assisted in the delivery of newborns, providing guidance and support to mothers during labor and delivery.
- Monitored fetal heart rate patterns using electronic fetal monitoring equipment.
- Provided assessment of high-risk obstetric patients on admission to Labor and Delivery Unit.
Education
Master of Science - Psychiatric-Mental Health
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD 05-2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD05-2009
Skills
- Fetal monitoring
- Critical thinking
- Clinical documentation
- Patient education
- Staff supervision
- EMR / EHR
- Operating room skills
- Patient assessment
Accomplishments
- Sigma Theta Tau - 2016
- Dean's List - 2007, 2008
- Phi Theta Kappa - 2007
Certification
BLS/ACLS certified
NRP/STABLE certifications
C-EFM
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital
08.2009 - Current
Master of Science - Psychiatric-Mental Health
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Associate of Science - Nursing
College of Southern Maryland
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